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How to Avoid Bad Movies
There are some clues you can look for to help limit your exposure to crappy films. While this condensed list won't insure that you never spend another two hours in a darkened cinema bored to tears, it does represent some shortcuts that I use as a critic in deciding which movies to avoid.
Hernando Returnsnew
The North Mississippi Allstars revisit their roots.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tennessee Ponders Reproductive Rights Restrictionsnew
Supporters of a new amendment say that the language could lead the way for legal restrictions on abortions without legislating an abortion ban.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
01-25-2008 |
Sex
'Cloverfield': Hipsters Under Siegenew
A bunch of TV auteurs fashion a mumblecore monster movie.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
01-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
Canadian Game Developers Reach Next Levelnew
Mario Strikers Charged, an intense, fast-paced offering for the Nintendo Wii, is one of the many acclaimed video games recently developed in Canada.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
01-25-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Candidate Thompson: Over and Outnew
The Fred Thompson show comes to the end of its run as South Carolina's Republicans vote.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-25-2008 |
Politics
Cave Singers' Americana Spans Generation Gapsnew
The airy simplicity of Invitation Songs demonstrates the group's generation-spanning appeal; the band's sound will resonate with neofolkies weaned on Devendra Banhart and Will Oldham, as well as older folk fans raised on the traditional American songbook.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cave Singers, Invitation Songs
Gallows Keeps it Old Schoolnew
The U.K. buzz band offers proof that hardcore has finally take root in present-day Britain.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gallows, Orchestra of Wolves
Is Vermont's 'Brain Drain' Reality or Rhetoric?new
If you believe the official reports and anecdotal kvetching from some in the business community, Vermont is in the midst of a demographic shift of seismic proportions. But others challenge such doom-and-gloom predictions.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
01-25-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Is Robert Cooper Attorney General or House Keeper?new
Tennessee's top prosecutor makes a last-ditch attempt to keep an ailing and likely innocent man on death row.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
01-25-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bowling for Dollars in Missourinew
Bowling alley owners hope to be spared from what they call an unfair tax.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
01-25-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
A Must-Listen for Wrestling Fansnew
Double Murder Suicide is an unspeakably tasteless concept album about the death of the WWE's Chris Benoit, who killed his wife, son, and himself in June 2007.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
01-25-2008 |
Reviews
Niche Software Companies Take Hold in Vermontnew
We take a closer look at five of Vermont's software developers to find out why they're here, and how they found their markets.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer, Kevin J. Kelley, Mike Ives, Paula Routly and Suzanne Podhaizer |
01-25-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Women Firefighters: The Gender Boondogglenew
L.A.'s dream of recruiting more females is a multimillion-dollar disaster.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
01-25-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Democrats Debate in S.C.: Malice in Hillarylandnew
This Democratic primary nominating process has, indeed, become all about Bill Clinton. Thanks to Hillary Clinton. Unfortunate but not surprising, because, correct me if I'm wrong, but whenever the Clintons are involved, it's always all about them, isn't it?
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
01-25-2008 |
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